Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)

“You have a dream. Life has other plans.”

6.5

2021

1h 56m

Drama

A man and a woman in Lagos want to escape their everyday lives, but extricating themselves is no easy task. Two stories narrated with tenderness and restraint that only fleetingly touch, the dream of migrating to Europe floating above them all the while.

Key Crew

Director

Chuko Esiri

Producers

Melissa O. Adeyemo

Arie Esiri

Chuko Esiri

Writers

Chuko Esiri

Cinematography

Arseni Khachaturan

Music

Akin Adebowale

Cast (39)

Jude Akuwudike

Mofe

Temi Ami-Williams

Rosa

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Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)

Key Crew

Director

Producers

Writers

Cinematography

Music

Cast (39)

Similar Movies

The Bourne Ultimatum

My Father's Shadow

Sahara

The Passenger

My Beautiful Laundrette

Fury

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Two for the Road

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Sounds of Sand

Secret Sunshine

2 Weeks in Lagos

Dunkirk

Cuarto de Hora

Migrations

Migrations II

Conspiracy

When Trumpets Fade

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